COVID-19 reinforces the importance of handwashing

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Institute of Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
² Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
³ Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Editorial

Mamdooh Alzyood et al. J Clin Nurs. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;29(15-16):2760-2761.

doi: 10.1111/jocn.15313. Epub 2020 May 14.

¹ Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Institute of Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
² Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
³ Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Systematic review of studies on compliance with hand hygiene guidelines in hospital care.
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